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Ok with such empty answers it means Terraria is better. Thanks!
They're both 2D side-scrolling explore/mine/build/craft/fight adventure games.
But whereas you directly control one character in Terraria, CTW has you managing multiple dwarves.
In Terraria, it's you vs. the world, and you directly do everything yourself.
In CTW, you issue commands, and your dwarves carry them out.
This makes both games quite different in terms of feel/playstyle, so you can't really compare them directly, despite their similarities.
If you're looking for more of a direct/hands-on platformer approach, Terraria's the one to go with.
On the other hand, if you prefer more of a management/strategy approach, then CTW's the one you want.
If multiplayer/co-op is something you like, CTW doesn't have any yet (though it's planned for later). Terraria does have co-op, but I haven't tried it, as it's not my kind of thing, so I can't tell you how good it is.
I love both games, and I'd have a hard time choosing if I had to pick just one of them. If you're not sure which one's for you and you can only get one of them, I'd suggest watching some LPs to get a better idea of what the gameplay's like for each game.
Something to keep in mind is that there's the Christmas sale soon, and maybe the Thanksgiving/Black Friday sale this coming weekend.
Terraria's usually on sale 75% off for 2.50$. You just missed a CTW sale last week, just before it left Early Access (50% off 15$, which was the Early Access price, it's gone up to 20$ since launch), but the devs have confirmed it'll be on sale again for the Christmas sale, though they haven't said how much (I'm guessing 50%, but don't quote me on that).
Finally someone giving useful informations. I guess I'll pass and stay with Terraria and Don't Starve - which is an isometric 2.5d perspective game but the best in that regard.
Thank you!
Looking at your playtimes, I guess I'm the opposite of you: ~130h in Terraria (vs. your ~5h) and ~6h in Don't Starve (vs. your ~190h).
They're both great games, though I could never get into Don't Starve as I find it a bit too hard/lacking permanency. I get that multiple playthroughs is part of the game, but I prefer building something lasting and working on that.
I personally quite enjoyed Starbound as well, despite its unfinished nature. I've put in almost 95h in that one.
There's a lot to be said for CTW, though; I've had it for 6 days, and I've already put in ~60h. I didn't play either Terraria or Starbound that much that quickly, so that's definitely saying something in CTW's favor.
Of all these games, I think I prefer CTW's building/crafting, which is the main draw for me in these sorts of games.
In Terraria/Starbound, you can build n' craft all sorts of stuff, but it all pretty much feels useless. In CTW, it feels like what you build actually matters a bit more. I also like that you need to craft multiple of each item (since you have multiple dwarves), and you have to worry about food.
I never got around to building much in Don't Starve... I usually end up starving. :(
Another game in the genre I'd recommend is Windforge. I put in ~90h in a bit over a week, from what I recall... I was quite addicted when I got it. Much like CTW.
It's not without its issues, but overall, I find the good definitely outweighs the bad. It has amazing atmosphere, solid crafting, and building your own airship's always fun. I wrote a mini review, if you're interested.
Considering you already have Terraria and Don't Starve, though, and the fact that there are big sales coming soon, I wouldn't suggest buying anything right now. Just play some Terraria and keep an eye out for sales.
Other games in the genre to maybe check out include Crea (very similar to Terraria, solid potential, but still work to be done), Darkout (interesting light/darkness mechanic, but needs polishing, pretty buggy last I played; presently 75% off for weekly sale) and Edge of Space (don't have this one yet, but seems interesting; daily deal, actually... 55% off for a bit under 2 more hours).
You are among the very few people that make a forum a joyful source of answers, informations - allowing its members to keep faith in their comon hobby.
About Don't Starve: its a VERY demanding game in sandbox to even reach 100 days. I don't even talk about its adventure mode, which very very few people managed to beat (don't die for 5 levels while gathering 4 parts of the "thing" per level....). I would say its a masoschist game with the Reign of Giant dlc, but demanding games are generally the epitome of their genre because the satisfaction from achievement is the greatest thing the game offers you.
I rarely have enjoyed such a game as much as Don't Starve in the survival genre (Misery mod for Stalker: Call of Pripyat is also unbelievable).
And about Terraria: I bought it at release, found it cool but put it on hold as I had tons of games to finish & play first (in 2011 I bought 50 games during the steam Xmas sales....).
Oh, by the way, I'll add you as friend!
Do unto others, as they say...
And thank you. I do try. Yes, the Steam forums can be quite brutal (to put it mildly), and I sometimes I wonder why I even bother with them (morbid fascination would apply, in some cases), but once in a while (right time, right place?), one can actually get something positive out of them. And I like that. So I try to do that.
It also depends of the game, of course; some have better/worse communities than others. From what I've seen up to now, CTW's community seems to be rather nice, as far as those go.
There's no game quite like it. Survival/Crafting/Building games are among my favorite, but more for the crafting/building. I enjoy the survival aspect because it gives meaning/purpose to the building.
Don't Starve, though, is too much about survival, I find. >.>
Terraria's an excellent game, and since you already have it, that's fine for now. :)
Keep an eye on the others for later. Terraria should keep you plenty busy for a while. Being the first of the genre (not counting Minecraft), it's had a lot of time to get polished and for content to be added.
Pretty much everything else in the genre (to my knowledge) is a "work in progress", so though many are great in various ways, each is lacking in some way or another.
Quite welcome. And I'll think about it... not a bad idea. Though I'd feel a little weird, though. Kind of like if I did that, I should do the same on the forums of the others... ;)
And in case I don't end up making another thread, here's another I forgot to mension earlier: Lantern Forge. Craft/Build/Explore/Survive, but this one's isometric.
I own them all and enjoy them all. I think at the end of the day, if you enjoy the genre of survival/crafting/sandbox then why limit yourself? You can't really compare Terraria/Craft the World evenly as they are so different!
Buy both. They are worth their money many times over.
I am also a fan of all the games being discussed here (barring Starbound, which is on my wish/wait list), and my personal favorite is CtW. As for any one of those games being better or worse than the others, I can't call it. CtW, Terraria, and DS are all phenomenal indie games.
CtW simply belongs to the genre of games I enjoy the most, those being the old Peter Molyneux titles like Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Theme Hospital, Black & White, et al. They are all virtual life simulators in a sense, and this more than anything is what sets CtW apart from the others on your list.